Meaning Of The Word Bivalve

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Bivalve Meaning

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What's The Definition Of Bivalve?

bivalve in American English
any of a class (Bivalvia) of mollusks, including mussels and clams, having a shell consisting of two valves hinged together
having a shell of two valves hinged together
adjective: having two valves, as a seedcase
noun: any mollusk, as the oyster, clam, scallop, or mussel, of the class Bivalvia, having two shells hinged together, a soft body, and lamellate gills

bivalve in British English
adjective: of, relating to, or belonging to the Pelecypoda
noun: any marine or freshwater mollusc of the class Pelecypoda (formerly Bivalvia or Lamellibranchia), having a laterally compressed body, a shell consisting of two hinged valves, and gills for respiration. The group includes clams, cockles, oysters, and mussel

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